Jefferson's Terrence Jones reacts to being swatted in the face in the last second of the game in which he and the Democrats defeated the Central Catholic Rams in the first round of the Les Schwab Invitational Sunday 12/27/09. Fredrick D. Joe/The Oregonian

Terrence Jones (foreground) and the Jefferson Democrats run toward in transition after Jones stripped the ball from Central Catholic's Victor Aguero (background) in the first round of the Les Schwab Invitational Sunday 12/27/09. Fredrick D. Joe/The Oregonian

Jefferson's Steven Madison dunks while being fouled in the face by Central Catholic's Greg Heath in Jefferson's victory in the first round of the Les Schwab Invitational Sunday 12/27/09. Fredrick D. Joe/The Oregonian

Jefferson's Terrence Jones makes a no-look pass to Steven Madison who follows up with a dunk in Jefferson's victory over Central Catholic in the first round of the Les Schwab Invitational Sunday 12/27/09. Fredrick D. Joe/The Oregonian

Director, Greg Tamblyn, and his cast photographed during tech rehearsal for a new production, his version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast at the Newmark Theater Monday 12/14/09. The musical runs Dec. 18 thru Jan 3. Fredrick D. Joe/The Oregonian

David Guzman Hernandez, 7, his sister, Maria Guzman (background), 3, and more than 1000 others patiently wait outside the Hillsboro Senior Center to get free warm clothes, toys and food during the Girl Scouts Christmas Breakfast Family Day Sunday 12/20/09. One-at-a-time, families were brought into the center to choose clothing and toys. Each got a box of food upon leaving....

Yareli Lopez, 3, waits with more than a thousand others to get free warm clothes, toys and food at the Girl Scouts Christmas Breakfast Family Day at the Hillsboro Senior Center Sunday 12/20/09. One-at-a-time, families were brought into the center to choose clothing and toys. Each got a box of food upon leaving. The Girl Scouts will also give a...

More than a thousand people patiently wait outside the Hillsboro Senior Center for free warm clothes, toys and food during the Washington County Girl Scout Family Day Sunday 12/20/09. One-at-a-time, families were brought into the center to choose clothing and toys. Each got a box of food upon leaving. The Girl Scouts will also give a free breakfast Christmas morning...

Maria Ramos, 16, and Marj Hummel (second from left), guide families through the Hillsboro Senior Center Sunday 12/20/09. This is the 10th. year the Girl Scouts, and other volunteers, have given warm clothes, toys and food boxes to needy families. More than 1,500 people came through the door this year. The girl scouts will also give a free Christmas breakfast...

A couple of years ago Mary Jean Pagter, discovered letters her brother wrote in the course of 4 years during World War II. Larry Pagter was in the Navy and wrote home weekly. Mary Jean photographed Thursday 12/10/09 in the Northeast Portland home where she and Larry were raised. Mary Jean reads a letter her brother wrote on March 1,...

A couple of years ago Mary Jean Pagter, discovered letters her brother wrote in the course of 4 years during World War II. Larry Pagter was in the Navy and wrote home weekly. Mary Jean photographed Thursday 12/10/09 in the Northeast Portland home where she and Larry were raised. This is a photo of Larry taken at an OSU football...

A couple of years ago Mary Jean Pagter, discovered letters her brother wrote in the course of 4 years during World War II. Larry Pagter was in the Navy and wrote home weekly. Mary Jean photographed Thursday 12/10/09 in the Northeast Portland home where she and Larry were raised. Mary Jean holds a photo of Larry taken on the corner...

A couple of years ago Mary Jean Pagter, discovered letters her brother wrote in the course of 4 years during World War II. Larry Pagter was in the Navy and wrote home weekly. Mary Jean photographed Thursday 12/10/09 in the Northeast Portland home where she and Larry were raised. Mary Jean holds a photo of Larry taken on the corner...

Dale Sharon carries a noble fir Christmas tree to the car for a customer at the corner of Southeast 29th. and Hawthorne Sunday 12/6/09. The temperature is 36 degrees and getting colder but Sharon dresses in layers and has a space heater in the small trailer in the Safeway Parking lot where he's been working near twelve-hour days since the...